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nerve cell
noun
Examples of nerve cell in a Sentence
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At the end, there are synapses where nerve cells join to other nerve cells, right?
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 23 May 2024
For example, vitamin B-12, which is necessary for making red blood cells, keeping nerve cells functioning properly, and forming DNA, among other things, is found almost exclusively in animal products.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024
Recurrent herpes may happen if something triggers the virus, which lies inactive in your nerve cells, to reactivate.
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Jennifer Sabour, Health, 5 May 2024
Your Pregnancy Symptoms Week by Week Developmental Milestones Your unborn baby is forming the five senses as the nerve cells in the brain are developing.
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Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 3 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Nerve cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20cell. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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